Supersonic Festival Birmingham Custard Factory Friday 22nd June 2018 Fighting Boredom’s favourite festival is here again. Set in the Custard Factory in Birmingham, Supersonic festival is where we come to hear old favourites, discover new inspiration and immerse ourselves in… Continue Reading
Immersion – Sleepless swim~ CD/ DL/ LP Out June 15th Immersion are a Brighton based duo featuring Wire frontman Colin Newman and Minimal Compact’s Malka Spigel. Their new album Sleepless is electronic music that is ‘lush, detailed and smartly executed’.… Continue Reading
New Videos – May 2018 More new music that we think is worth a listen and watch. Have a look and let us know what you think in the comments Lithics – Glass of Water A spikey, punky track from… Continue Reading
Swervedriver Dryden Street Social, Leicester May 19th 2018 Swervedriver were on Creation records, had a big fan in Bob Mould and created feedback drenched, drum roll embelleshed anthems for kids with Doc martins on sticky pub floors, hair too long… Continue Reading
Rat Scabies is best known for being the original drummer for class of ’76 Punks The Damned. He left the Damned in 1996 leaving a legacy of brilliant music. Since the Damned Rat has been drumming, producing and writing music.… Continue Reading
Fighting Boredom rate the punk rock’n’roll outfit dragSTER very highly, their last album Dead Punk was one of the best records of 2014, now they have announced signing to a new label, a new album and have just released the… Continue Reading
Supersonic Festival 2018 Day Tickets & Lineup Announcement Fighting Boredom’s musical highlight of the year is coming up very soon now. Supersonic Festival never fails to give us unexpected new music to explore, old favourites that always impress and a… Continue Reading
Rat Scabies – P.H.D. (Prison, Hospital, Debt) Cleopatra Records DL / CD / LP Out 18th May 2018 Ex- Damned Drummer Rat Scabies is about to release his first solo album. “I have written music ever since I threw together ‘Stab… Continue Reading
IDLES Coventry Central Library 14th April 2018 Coventry’s central library building has a musical history, from Chuck Berry recording there to the Specials triumphing in front of home crowds it’s had its share of history. But to read that… Continue Reading
Thee Hypnotics Hare and Hounds Birmingham April 6th 2018 The Crauford Arms Milton Keynes April 11th 2018 Thee Hypnotics were among the fuzziest, nastiest and loudest bunch of Stooges loving hooligans you could ever meet, a mixture of heavy as… Continue Reading